Kuzma
American · raced 1951–1960
Kuzma was an American builder of Indianapolis 500 cars founded by Eddie Kuzma. Troy Ruttman won the 1952 Indianapolis 500 in a Kuzma, which counted as a round of the Formula 1 World Championship, and the cars took 3 podiums in total. Drivers included Jimmy Bryan and Johnny Thomson, and the cars started 10 championship races.
Top Drivers
Driver | Wins | Pod.Podiums | PtsPoints (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Bryan | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Troy Ruttman | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Johnny Thomson | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Manny Ayulo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sweikert | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Tolan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Weyant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Cheesbourg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Circuits
Circuit | Wins | Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 1 | 2.1 |
Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.
Most wins for the team, then most races.
- T. Ruttman1952 · 1 win
- J. Bryan1954–1957 · 0 wins
- G. Hartley1953–1959 · 0 wins
- E. Sachs1957–1959 · 0 wins
- M. Ayulo1953–1954 · 0 wins
- D. Carter1955–1960 · 0 wins
| Driver | Seasons | Races | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bryan | 1954–1957 | 4 | 0 |
| E. Sachs | 1957–1959 | 3 | 0 |
| G. Hartley | 1953–1959 | 3 | 0 |
| D. Carter | 1955–1960 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Foyt | 1958–1959 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Thomson | 1955–1957 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Stevenson | 1953–1954 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Ayulo | 1953–1954 | 2 | 0 |
| W. Faulkner | 1951–1954 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Homeier | 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Keller | 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Cheesbourg | 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Wilson | 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Tolan | 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Weyant | 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Garrett | 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Sweikert | 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Johnson | 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Ward | 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Bettenhausen | 1953 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Ruttman | 1952 | 1 | 1 |
How Kuzma did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.
19601 race▾
Drivers: B. Homeier, D. Carter
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 3Indianapolis 500 | P12 | 0 |
Earlier seasons1951–1959 (9 seasons)▾
19591 race▾
Drivers: A. Foyt, A. Keller, B. Cheesbourg, E. Sachs, G. Hartley
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2Indianapolis 500 | P10 | 0 |
19581 race▾
Drivers: A. Foyt, D. Wilson, E. Sachs, J. Tolan
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 4Indianapolis 500 | P13 | 0 |
19571 race, 1 podium▾
Drivers: C. Weyant, E. Sachs, J. Bryan, J. Thomson
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 3Indianapolis 500 | P3 | 4 |
19561 race▾
Drivers: B. Garrett, B. Sweikert, E. Johnson, G. Hartley, J. Bryan
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 3Indianapolis 500 | P6 | 0 |
19551 race▾
Drivers: D. Carter, J. Bryan, J. Thomson, R. Ward
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 3Indianapolis 500 | P4 | 3 |
19541 race, 1 podium▾
Drivers: C. Stevenson, J. Bryan, M. Ayulo, W. Faulkner
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2Indianapolis 500 | P2 | 6 |
19531 race▾
Drivers: C. Stevenson, G. Hartley, M. Ayulo, T. Bettenhausen
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2Indianapolis 500 | P9 | 0 |
19521 race, 1 win, 1 podium▾
Drivers: T. Ruttman
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2Indianapolis 500 | P1 | 8 |